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Absolutely not, you will find some people like that everywhere you go, but it is not true of the majority of Notre Dame students.

If that's so then why are so many people at Notre Dame in relationships? I think it's more that women at ND are confidant enough to not feel the pressure to change their image just to please someone else. I mean i'm not saying that the guys wouldn't say more women were attractive if they didn't wear sweats all day every day but at least the girls aren't hiding anything. Literally what you see is what you get!

Some are. Everyone did play a sport in high school pretty much and for the most part people are fairly well off and smart, but everyone's far more chill and down to earth than the sterotypes suggest.

There is some truth to the stereotypes though. Notre Dame is almost a completely white school. Even though there is a small percentage of minorities that attend Notre Dame, it is stil a small percentage, especially when they are separated into their respective racial groups. Notre Dame students are also really smart and do study a lot until the weekend comes, unless they're in buisness. Also, Notre Dame students do have sex. Period. And all of us are not diehard Notre Dame fans, some of us didn't even watch college football until we came here.

For the most part, I would say the stereotypes exist for a reason...the student body is largely Catholic, and there are many students who are extremely religious and narrow-minded about views differing with Catholic teaching. It's pretty competitive to get into Notre Dame, especially if you're not a legacy, an athlete, or related to a big-time donor so the student body is generally intelligent. A lot of type-A personalities. Of course, this school is obsessed with football. Some students have been cheering for Notre Dame since the womb. There are some fanatical families out there. On the other hand, you can find a lot of variety at Notre Dame if you really look for it. There is a strong group of liberals and progressive thinkers who sometimes regret picking Notre Dame but also have grown a lot from constantly defending their views. People of other faiths, atheists, and agnostics exist on campus, but non-Christians are hard to find.

For the most part, yes, the stereotypes are accurate. Notre Dame first admitted women in 1972, and since then, women have steadily been claiming a larger percentage of the student population (currently at 49{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c}). Notre Dame claims to be "committed to diversity," though a very small percentage of students are ethnically or economically diverse. Those ethnic minorities which are present are largely Latino Catholics and Asian-American science students. That said, I don't think anyone who is not white, rich, or a legacy feels out of place here. (You'd better be crazy about sports, though.) South Bend is not the greatest city, but thankfully there are a million (read: over 400) student groups, and there is always a TON to do on campus. Also, Chicago is mercifully only 90 minutes away. 85{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of the students are Catholic and many actively live their faith, so be prepared for a spiritual component to your college experience.

1. People at Notre Dame are smart, and there are nerds, but most people are normal and aren't obsessed with school, and don't discuss politics and religion at dinner. People Study Hard, but the Play Hard, too. 2. I would say that Notre Dame kids are actually opposite. I'd say there are less rich snobs here than in high school. People here are really caring and nice, and if they have money they don't really flaunt it. We work hard, and most kids have on-campus jobs. 3. We are obsessed with football

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No. Notre Dame does have a lot of rules that most other universities don't, but the rules are not so strict that you feel confined. The rules are actually kind of nice when you are looking for some quiet time or some personal space, and although they can be frustrating at certain times, they are quite reasonable.